Place of birth: Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland
Year of birth: 9th December 1906
Political organisation: CP '30 & AEU '33-37
Occupation: Sewing machine mechanic
Date of arrival: 11th November 1937
Date of death: 26/28th July 1938
Where killed: Hill 481, Gandesa
Comments: Address given as; Mother, 25, Gordon Stret, Clydebank. Joined No. 2 Coy of BB on 26 February 1938. Promoted to Cabo in April. Served at Belchite, Caspe, Calaceite and Gandesa.
"The sources report different dates of death: July 26th or 28th 1938, in the Battle of the Ebro. On both dates, the British Battalion was around hill 481, east of Gandesa; he probably died in this area".
Source: IBA Box 21 File A & Box D-7 File A/1, RGASPI 545/2/127/21,23 & 545/6/91/137 & 545/6/146/1,12-19.
https://justicia.gencat.cat/web/.content/memoriademocratica/recerca/alvahbessie/Regne_Unit_UK_Alvah_Bessie_ACC.pdf
Daily Record - 9 September 1938 p24.
